# Translational Aging Research Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $412,206

## Abstract

The population of older adults with chronic disease states and functional and cognitive decline is growing
rapidly in the US and around the world. In parallel, there has been a rapid expansion in the understanding of
aging-related biological changes that may impact these conditions. Despite these parallel trends, there has to
date been minimal application of this new biological knowledge to the health and well-being of older adults. A
critical mass of interdisciplinary aging research expertise and infrastructure has evolved at Johns Hopkins
University that has greatly accelerated the translational capability of faculty members and trainees. However,
a notable gap in salary support for post-doctoral fellows interested in translational aging research has slowed
the development of a robustly trained scientific workforce in this critical area of investigation. The Translational
Aging Research Training Program described here will help fill a crucial gap in the training. This development
of expertise will take place through a series of classroom and experiential learning opportunities leveraged
from the outstanding aging-focused research and training programs that already exist at Johns Hopkins
University. The scientific leadership, the infrastructure, the collaborative nature, and the collegial environment
provided by these programs and affiliated faculty will enable the provision of broad exposure to all trainees to
the tenets of basic aging biology as well as to the major tenets of clinical investigation and clinical teaching
relevant to older adults across a number of health care disciplines. Specific aims include: 1) the
implementation of a rigorous interdisciplinary training program in translational aging research for post-doctoral
fellows with MD and PhD degrees through a structured program consisting of a core series of required
coursework and interdisciplinary scientific meetings, weekly trainee focused translational aging seminars
offered by aging-focused research programs across the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, the development
of an individualized training program, and a series of leadership and career development seminars that will
help to ensure future leadership in this important area of investigation; 2) the provision of trainees with a
primary directed translational aging laboratory or clinically oriented research project in collaboration with an
experienced mentor with research resources; 3) the provision of trainees with access to the robust
interdisciplinary and translation-focused aging research infrastructure and collaborative research opportunities
available across the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. At the end of this training program, trainees will have
a broad interdisciplinary knowledge of basic aging biology and major clinical issues facing older adults, a broad
knowledge of translational science, and specific research skills will enable successful future academic careers.
Further, the trainee will have learned car...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9932263
- **Project number:** 5T32AG058527-03
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Jeremy D Walston
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $412,206
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-05-01 → 2023-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9932263

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9932263, Translational Aging Research Training Program (5T32AG058527-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9932263. Licensed CC0.

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